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Peso Pluma onstage

Peso Pluma and narcocorridos ā€“ good, bad, or simply a reality...

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Does the music of Peso Pluma really glorify cartel violence, or is it just another provocative genre in the vein of rap?
Nava Mau, star of Netflix show Baby Reindeer

The Mexican Netflix star making waves in the activist community

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Actress and Baby Reindeer star Nava Mau has intertwined a life of advocacy with success in the film industry.
Mexican TV presenter and comedian Paco Stanley

Who shot Paco Stanley? Series rekindles interest in TV icon’s unsolved...

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This month, Amazon Prime debuts "ĀæQuiĆ©n Lo MatĆ³?" a six-part miniseries about TV Azteca host Paco Stanley's still-unsolved murder in 1999.
QuerƩtaro

QuerƩtaro: A cultural gem and an economic powerhouse

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The BajĆ­o state has played host to some of Mexico's defining historical moments, houses many natural wonders and is championing the nearshoring surge.

What to expect from ‘bad boy’ Damien Hirst’s Mexico City retrospective

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The British artist is set to thrill Mexico City crowds with a collection of his most famous - and controversial - pieces at the Polanco gallery.
1968 Mexico City Olympic logo

Designing a legend: The iconography of the 1968 Olympics

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The history of one of the most iconic pieces of 20th century design was anything but easy, but it changed Mexico forever.
Mexico City pulquerĆ­a

‘The Mexican Slang Dictionary,’ a book that picks up where your Spanish class left off

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Ya vamos a la pachanga, Āæjalas? If you wouldn't know how to respond, "The Mexican Slang Dictionary" by Alastair Baverstock can help.
A family of mothers

What is life like for working moms in Mexico?

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The reality for working mothers has changed in recent years, but Mexican society continues to pose challenges for women with children.
A diver investigates the hull of a sunken ship off Baja California

INAH launches search for sunken ships off Baja California coast

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After preliminary explorations of a 19th-century shipwreck near Ensenada in 2021, archaeologists say there are more shipwrecks there to find.
Xoloitzcuintle in Mexico City

How much do you know about the Xolo, the Mexican hairless dog?

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The Xolo is a native, hairless breed of dog that has become a symbol of Mexico that is believed to reincarnate and protect and heal the sick.
Author Cristina Rivera Garza at a podium with microphones

Mexican author Cristina Rivera Garza wins a 2024 Pulitzer Prize

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Rivera Garza's book, ā€œLilianaā€™s Invincible Summer,ā€ won over Pulitzer judges with its autobiographical tale of trying to resolve her sister's 1990 murder.

Painting the past: How Jorge Monroy depicts ancient Jalisco through watercolors

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The exhibition tells the story of maize, obsidian and the old gods of Mexico and marks the beginning of one of Jalisco's largest cultural festivals.
Cinco de Mayo

More than margaritas: The history and spread of Cinco de Mayo in the US

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Learn the history of the Mexican celebration that has evolved almost to the level of a national holiday in the United States.

Will the Maya Train preserve or destroy the Indigenous way of life?

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The Indigenous people of the YucatƔn have struggled to co-exist as construction cuts through their ancestral home - but are better times ahead for residents of the region?
Participants in a donkey festival

Burro festival celebrates 59th year in Otumba, MĆ©xico state

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Otumba celebrated the braying beasts of burden with dressed up donkeys, donkey polo and donkey parades.
Mexican artifacts at the Mexican Cultural Center of Philadelphia

22 artifacts collected by Philadelphia businessman returned to Mexican government

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The collected artifacts have been attributed to various Mesoamerican cultures and date from periods between 400 B.C. and A.D. 1521.